According to the First Quarter Report of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, 1,882 passenger buses were inspected and tested during the smoke-belching operations of the agency.
Of the figure, 1,068 buses passed while 814 others 鈥� that, 57 percent passed while 43 percent failed.
During the same period last year, 921 vehicles were tested and only 314 passed. 鈥�Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research